std::distance

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< cpp‎ | iterator
Defined in header <iterator>
template< class InputIt >

typename std::iterator_traits<InputIt>::difference_type

    distance( InputIt first, InputIt last );

Returns the number of elements between first and last.

The behavior is undefined if last is not reachable from first by (possibly repeatedly) incrementing first.

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[edit] Parameters

first - iterator pointing to the first element
last - iterator pointing to the end of the range
Type requirements
-
InputIt must meet the requirements of InputIterator. The operation is more efficient if InputIt additionally meets the requirements of RandomAccessIterator

[edit] Return value

The number of elements between first and last.

[edit] Complexity

Linear.

However, if InputIt additionally meets the requirements of RandomAccessIterator, complexity is constant.

[edit] Example

#include <iostream>
#include <iterator>
#include <vector>
 
int main() 
{
    std::vector<int> v{ 3, 1, 4 };
 
    auto distance = std::distance(v.begin(), v.end());
 
    std::cout << distance << '\n';
}

Output:

3

[edit] See also

advances an iterator by given distance
(function)